cf Mini Quilt Along.

Are you ready for another quilt along? I’m very excited to announce our next (online) sewing adventure–the cf Mini Quilt Along–which will be an 8-week endeavor starting July 19. I’ve been really excited about this, because I think it’ll be a great opportunity to explore creativity in many bits of mini’s, and I’d love for you to join in.

Each week, I’ll have a creative challenge planned. Feel free to use these thoughts to inspire your mini composition for that week. I think it’ll be fun.

In terms of patterns, I’ll be working from all three of my newest patterns (Lusk, Davie and Babson). Each of them have mini options built into the format–making it easy, but the themes each week can be explored through any or all of them if you choose.

I love making minis, because they often jumpstart my creative juices. By giving goals and thoughts each week, I’m hoping to inspire some sewing excitement for all of us.

93 Responses to cf Mini Quilt Along.

I. am. in! I’ve been playing with the Totem pattern again (for at least the third time) but I’m having some difficulty getting my project off the ground — the fabric pull is some selected Liberty and many of your designs, but I’m finding some of my test blocks are contrasting value, some are contrasting colour, and then some are too coordinated, making my contrasty blocks look out of place. So I look forward to using your thoughts to give my process some direction. Thanks for the amazing timing!

Hi love to join in. Not long past being a newbie so need to ask ( blush ) is it something to sign up to or sew along will appear on your site weekly. BTW Carolyn you are quietly changing my life with creative possibities. Thank you

Aw, thanks so much, Michelle! That is so nice to hear. And great question! No need to sign up, the posts will appear weekly starting July 19th on my blog. If you’re signed up for my newsletter, you’ll see recaps and highlights there too. I’m glad you’ll be joining in!

I’m so in as you knew I would be!!! Finishing some WainwrightAL blocks while traveling in Europe that I promise to post soon (better late than never!!) and July is perfect timing for me as I’ll be back from all my trips!

Hi Angelique! Great question. No need to formally join anywhere. All posts will appear on this blog, so stay tuned there. You can also subscribe to my newsletter (upper right sign-up box) to get updates and recaps. If you are on Instagram, you can use and follow the hashtag #cfminiQAL. As for patterns, we’ll be working from my Lusk, Davie and Babson patterns. You’re welcome to use one or all three, and you can purchase copies of the pattern from your local quilt shop or in my online shop. Hope that helps, and I’m happy you’ll be joining us!

I had so much fun in the Eads QAL last summer, seeing all the different approaches and working together, I don’t want to miss this one! This will be my first mini, and I love the idea of a creative challenge each week. Looking forward to it!

Hi again Carolyn! Have you published any Kona or other solid coordinates (or even your other lines that will match well) for your new Polk collection? I may want to pick a few up other things for the Lusk-a-long! 🙂 Thanks!

Thanks, Linda! I don’t have a specific list of coordinates for Polk, but some recent favorites are definitely Paris Blue, Orangeade, Cantaloupe, Roasted Pecan, Acid Lime, Waterfall, Lingerie and Forest Green. These are all konas. 🙂

Hi Rosanne! No need to formally join anywhere. All posts will appear on this blog, so stay tuned here. You can also subscribe to my newsletter (upper right sign-up box) to get updates and recaps. If you are on Instagram, you can use and follow the hashtag #cfminiQAL. As for patterns, we’ll be working from my Lusk, Davie and Babson patterns. You’re welcome to use one or all three, and you can purchase copies of the pattern from your local quilt shop or in my online shop. Hope that helps, and I’m happy you’ll be joining us!

Still working on my Wainwright and enjoying every slow stitching minute. Hope to be finished by the time the mini quilt along starts. I have just started making mini quilts – entered two in the Curated Quits challenge – you are right, it is a wonderful creative adventure. I am in!

Hello! I’d love to join in the mini quilt along from Rio de Janeiro, but it’s already july 21 and I can’t find in your blog the instructions, I must be doing something wrong. Can you help, please?
Already started the Lusk!
Thank you!!

I followed along by dreaming the first time. Now, with a nice collection of fabrics gathered at QuiltCon, and with a few weeks that we have been told to stay at home, I am settling into my sewing room. What a perfect project – can build more each day and can go so many different ways. So nice to be able to enjoy long hours at home.

It’s all good, Barbara! You could totally follow this one along, OR Elisabeth Hardy and I are starting a special QAL that we posted on our instagram accounts (mine is here). Feel free to follow along to whichever!